About Us Articles

‘Like My Chest Exploded’: Cassie’s Story of Surviving an Aortic Dissection 

It was supposed to be an ordinary summer day in Vacherie. Cassie Falgoust, 55, was outside doing yard work while her husband mowed nearby. She started weed eating when she was hit with a sudden pain. “I felt this enormous pop in my chest,” Cassie recalls. “It was like...
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Guided by Faith. Driven to Serve.

For Lyle Prejean, BSN, RN, director of emergency services for Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, nursing has always been more than a career. It’s a calling rooted in family, service and compassion.  Lyle traces his journey back to his grandparents. When his...
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Geaux Hero: Choosing Joy During Pediatric Cancer Journey

When you meet 12-year-old Kinley Spencer of Youngsville, the first thing you notice isn’t her diagnosis. It’s her personality.   “She is as funny as they come,” her mom, Megan, says. “She’s witty, artsy, outdoorsy and has a ton of personality. Volleyball, hunting,...
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Advancing Innovation and Clinical Excellence: HF’s Story of Vibrio, Sepsis and Survival

Sometimes, how we healthcare is by changing the game and redefining what’s possible.   For more than 36 years, Herman “HF” Middleton and his wife, Regina, have shared life side by side. They married in 1989, the same year Regina began her career as a nurse at Our...
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